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Thank all for rich conversation. Some notes for myself, and anyone else interested ....

Its interesting, indeed encouraging, to have this conversation with a D.A.R.E. generation. But its also interesting how much the inclination is to think about use of psychedelics only in the narrow context of "medical' conditions. I wonder why the restrictive perspective?

I would be very interested in having someone pick up on the issue of whether there really is a close parallel between the appearance of a subsequently withdrawn research paper on the hazards of ecstacy shortly before its classification on schedule I and the appearance of a subsequently withdrawn paper on LSD and chromosome breakage shortly before its classification on schedule 1. There are serious issues of scientific integrity here, both in the research and in the mechanisms of drug classification.

I'm intrigued as well by the question of why a single LSD exposure might have effects comparable to a number of sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy or psychotherapy. Could a common feature be the realization of a "split" between what one feels and who one is? Would an experience of this kind be valuable to everyone, regardless of their "health" state?